Tonight's game is being played in Tennessee, where the Titans are hosting the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts struck first, with Javarris James running 1 yard for a touchdown, followed by an extra point from Adam Vinatieri. Peyton Manning struck twice in the air game, with two touchdown passes of 1 and 19 yards for Pierre Garcon. Vinatieri added both extra points. Tennessee got on the board with a 1 yard touchdown run by Chris Johnson, and Rob Bironas made it 21-7, which was the score at halftime. Kerry Collins connected with Craig Stevens to cut the lead even farther with the 7 yard touchdown pass. After the Bironas extra point, it was 21-14. Vinatieri extended the Colts lead farther with his 21 yard field goal in the third quarter, and then to 27-14 with a 28 yard kick in the early fourth quarter. Kerry Collins connected with Bo Scaife to trim the lead back down, good for 4 yards and the touchdown. Bironas added the extra point to make it 27-21 Colts. Vinatieri made it a two-score game with his 48 yard field goal later in the fourth. The Titans tried to rally to it, with a Collins pass to Scaife for the touchdown, and Bironas added the extra point, but it was too late, and the Cotls weathered the attack to win 30-28. They improved to 7-6, while Tennessee fell to 5-8.
Stay posted for the Thursday NHL recap tomorrow.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
NHL Wednesday December 9th recap
There were another five games played on Wednesday. Most of them featured the winning team having 5 goals, which may not seem to bad to you readers, but it's a nice chunk of work for the writer. In baseball news, the Boston Red Sox grabbed up outfielder Carl Crawford for 7 years and 142 million. Some writers now label them as "the team to beat" in the American League. Going back to hockey, specifically in...
Philadelphia, where the Flyers hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antero Niittymaki started for the visiting Sharks, playing against his (one of many) old teams. Sergei Bobrovsky was in the pipes for the Flyers. Ryan Clowe scored late in the first to put San Jose up, his sixth of the season being assisted by Niclas Wallin and Jason Demers. Claude Giroux responded for Philadelphia in the second period with his 14th of the season, from Jeff Carter and Braydon Coburn. Ville Leino put the Flyers ahead with his sixth of the season, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timmonen. Nikolay Zherdev continued the Flyers scoring spree with his ninth of the year, assisted by Matt Carle and Claude Giroux. Hartnell made it 4-1 in the third period with his seventh of the year, assisted by Carle and Leino. San Jose finally answered with Demers' first of the season, with the helper going to Dany Heatley. Logan Couture cut the lead farther with his 13th of the year, from Clowe and Justin Braun. Joe Pavelski's power play goal, his ninth goal of the season, tied it at 4. He was assisted by Joe Thornton. The tie lasted until the shootout, where the Sharks took the game 5-4 thanks to goals by Couture and Clowe. Couture was the first star with his goal, and a shootout mark, followed by Pavelski, who had a goal. Ville Leino, who had a goal and an assist, was the third star despite his team's loss.
Staying in Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson started for the Leafs, while Marc-Andre Fleury played in net for the red-hot Penguins. Sidney Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh, with his 25th(!) of the season, assisted by Chris Kunitz and Matt Cooke. Pascal Dupuis tallied a shorthanded goal for the Penguins in the second period, from Kunitz. Mark Letestu made it 3-0 with his fifth of the season, from Tyler Kennedy and Chris Connor. Crosby added his second of the night and 26th of the season afterward, with Kunitz and Brooks Orpik picking up the helpers on this one. Toronto finally got on the board with Tyler Bozak's fourth of the year, a power play goal assisted by Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg. Mikhail Grabovski made it 4-2 with his seventh of the season, courtesy of Tomas Kaberle and Nikolai Kulemin. Letestu finished it off with his second of the night and sixth of the year, making it 5-2 with assists going to Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski. Kunitz's sock trick was the first star, followed by Crosby and Letestu who had two goals apiece. Wednesday was fight night in Pittsburgh as well, with four fights. These will be listed in the Toronto versus Pittsburgh player format. Colton Orr and Deryk Engelland duelled in the first period, followed by Mike Komisarek and Aaron Asham in the second period. Komisarek fought with Michael Rupp in the third period, amidst a surrounding brawl. Forty (hockey) seconds later, Jay Rosehill and Eric Godard fought in the midst of another brawl.
Moving to Detroit, where the Red Wings hosted division rivals, the Nashville Predators. Jimmy Howard was given the nod for the Red Wings, while Anders Lindback played in the crease of the Predators. Colin Wilson opened the scoring for Nashville, his sixth of the season coming late in the first period. Cal O'Reilly and Steve Sullivan picked up the assists. Martin Erat added a quick goal to open the second period and extend the lead to 2-0. His third of the year came from Sergei Kostitsyn and Marcel Goc. Pavel Datsyuk got the Wings on the board with his ninth of the season, a shorthanded goal assisted on by Henrik Zetterberg. J.P. Dumont restored the two goal lead with his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Johan Franzen made it 3-2 with his 13th of the year, assisted by Datsyuk and Valtteri Fillpula, but Detroit couldn't muster another goal and fell 3-2 to Nashville. Anders Lindback was the first star, going 35 for 37 in saves, followed by Shea Weber, who did something right, and Pavel Datsyuk, who had a goal and an assist in a losing effort.
Moving into Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Dallas Stars. Corey Crawford started for Chicago, while Andrew Raycroft got the nod for Dallas. Bryan Bickell opened the scoring for the Blackhawks, scoring his sixth of the season from Jassen Cullimore and Nick Boynton. Jonathan Toews added on to the lead with his 13th of the season, from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Jeremy Morin made it 3-0 with his first of the year, assisted by Dave Bolland. James Neal answered twenty seconds later for the Stars, with his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Brad Richards and Loui Eriksson. Troy Brouwer would have none of it, making it 4-1 twenty-five seconds later with his sixth of the year, helped along by Bolland and Bickell. Brandon Segal cut the lead back down with his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Eriksson made it 4-3 just over a minute later, with his eleventh being assisted by Richards and Neal. The Stars were unable to muster another goal, and Patrick Sharp sealed the deal with his 17th of the year into an empty net, from Toews and Keith. Bickell was the first star with a goal and an assist. Morin got the second star for his goal, and Brad Richards was the third star for two assists in a losing effort. One fight, in the first period, was between Chicago's Jake Dowell and Dallas' Steve Ott.
Finally, to British Columbia, where the Vancouver Canucks took on their rhyming friends from southern California, the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinny started for Anaheim, while Roberto Luongo was in between the pipes for the hosting Canucks. Corey Perry put the Ducks on the board first with his 13th of the year, a power play goal from Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne. Ryan Kesler evened it up with his eleventh of the season, also on the power play, assisted by Alexander Edler and Christian Ehrhoff. Eleven seconds later, the Canucks had the lead, with Jeff Tambellini's fifth of the year from Mason Raymond and Dan Hamhuis. Joffery Lupul evened it up again with his first of the year for Anaheim, from Todd Marchant and Lubomir Visnovsky. Teemu Selanne gave the Ducks the lead late in the second period with a power play goal, his tenth tally of the season, from Corey Perry. Cam Fowler made it 4-2 for the Ducks in the third period, with his third of the year being assisted by Marchant and Paul Mara. Vancouver started to rally back with Daniel Sedin's 15th of the season, a power play goal from Ehrhoff and Kesler. Kesler then notched the tying goal with twenty-two seconds left in regulation, his second of the night and 12th of the season, with assists going to Manny Malhotra and Henrik Sedin. The 4-4 tie lasted until the shootout, where Tambellini netted the only goal, and the Canucks won 5-4. Kesler was the first star with two goals and an assist, followed by Teemu Selanne, who had a goal and an assist in a losing effort. Tambellini was the third star, with his goal in regulation and shootout winner. There were two fights, with the first period dance between Luca Sbisa of the Ducks and Alexandre Bolduc of the Canucks. The follow up in the second period featured Aaron Voros and Kevin Bieksa.
That's all there was for Wednesday's hockey action. Following this post at the end of the game will be the Thursday Night Football post, and tomorrow, there should be an earlier recap of tonight's eight games of puck.
Philadelphia, where the Flyers hosted the San Jose Sharks. Antero Niittymaki started for the visiting Sharks, playing against his (one of many) old teams. Sergei Bobrovsky was in the pipes for the Flyers. Ryan Clowe scored late in the first to put San Jose up, his sixth of the season being assisted by Niclas Wallin and Jason Demers. Claude Giroux responded for Philadelphia in the second period with his 14th of the season, from Jeff Carter and Braydon Coburn. Ville Leino put the Flyers ahead with his sixth of the season, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timmonen. Nikolay Zherdev continued the Flyers scoring spree with his ninth of the year, assisted by Matt Carle and Claude Giroux. Hartnell made it 4-1 in the third period with his seventh of the year, assisted by Carle and Leino. San Jose finally answered with Demers' first of the season, with the helper going to Dany Heatley. Logan Couture cut the lead farther with his 13th of the year, from Clowe and Justin Braun. Joe Pavelski's power play goal, his ninth goal of the season, tied it at 4. He was assisted by Joe Thornton. The tie lasted until the shootout, where the Sharks took the game 5-4 thanks to goals by Couture and Clowe. Couture was the first star with his goal, and a shootout mark, followed by Pavelski, who had a goal. Ville Leino, who had a goal and an assist, was the third star despite his team's loss.
Staying in Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonas Gustavsson started for the Leafs, while Marc-Andre Fleury played in net for the red-hot Penguins. Sidney Crosby opened the scoring for Pittsburgh, with his 25th(!) of the season, assisted by Chris Kunitz and Matt Cooke. Pascal Dupuis tallied a shorthanded goal for the Penguins in the second period, from Kunitz. Mark Letestu made it 3-0 with his fifth of the season, from Tyler Kennedy and Chris Connor. Crosby added his second of the night and 26th of the season afterward, with Kunitz and Brooks Orpik picking up the helpers on this one. Toronto finally got on the board with Tyler Bozak's fourth of the year, a power play goal assisted by Phil Kessel and Kris Versteeg. Mikhail Grabovski made it 4-2 with his seventh of the season, courtesy of Tomas Kaberle and Nikolai Kulemin. Letestu finished it off with his second of the night and sixth of the year, making it 5-2 with assists going to Tyler Kennedy and Alex Goligoski. Kunitz's sock trick was the first star, followed by Crosby and Letestu who had two goals apiece. Wednesday was fight night in Pittsburgh as well, with four fights. These will be listed in the Toronto versus Pittsburgh player format. Colton Orr and Deryk Engelland duelled in the first period, followed by Mike Komisarek and Aaron Asham in the second period. Komisarek fought with Michael Rupp in the third period, amidst a surrounding brawl. Forty (hockey) seconds later, Jay Rosehill and Eric Godard fought in the midst of another brawl.
Moving to Detroit, where the Red Wings hosted division rivals, the Nashville Predators. Jimmy Howard was given the nod for the Red Wings, while Anders Lindback played in the crease of the Predators. Colin Wilson opened the scoring for Nashville, his sixth of the season coming late in the first period. Cal O'Reilly and Steve Sullivan picked up the assists. Martin Erat added a quick goal to open the second period and extend the lead to 2-0. His third of the year came from Sergei Kostitsyn and Marcel Goc. Pavel Datsyuk got the Wings on the board with his ninth of the season, a shorthanded goal assisted on by Henrik Zetterberg. J.P. Dumont restored the two goal lead with his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Johan Franzen made it 3-2 with his 13th of the year, assisted by Datsyuk and Valtteri Fillpula, but Detroit couldn't muster another goal and fell 3-2 to Nashville. Anders Lindback was the first star, going 35 for 37 in saves, followed by Shea Weber, who did something right, and Pavel Datsyuk, who had a goal and an assist in a losing effort.
Moving into Chicago, where the Blackhawks hosted the Dallas Stars. Corey Crawford started for Chicago, while Andrew Raycroft got the nod for Dallas. Bryan Bickell opened the scoring for the Blackhawks, scoring his sixth of the season from Jassen Cullimore and Nick Boynton. Jonathan Toews added on to the lead with his 13th of the season, from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Jeremy Morin made it 3-0 with his first of the year, assisted by Dave Bolland. James Neal answered twenty seconds later for the Stars, with his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Brad Richards and Loui Eriksson. Troy Brouwer would have none of it, making it 4-1 twenty-five seconds later with his sixth of the year, helped along by Bolland and Bickell. Brandon Segal cut the lead back down with his fourth of the year, an unassisted goal. Eriksson made it 4-3 just over a minute later, with his eleventh being assisted by Richards and Neal. The Stars were unable to muster another goal, and Patrick Sharp sealed the deal with his 17th of the year into an empty net, from Toews and Keith. Bickell was the first star with a goal and an assist. Morin got the second star for his goal, and Brad Richards was the third star for two assists in a losing effort. One fight, in the first period, was between Chicago's Jake Dowell and Dallas' Steve Ott.
Finally, to British Columbia, where the Vancouver Canucks took on their rhyming friends from southern California, the Anaheim Ducks. Curtis McElhinny started for Anaheim, while Roberto Luongo was in between the pipes for the hosting Canucks. Corey Perry put the Ducks on the board first with his 13th of the year, a power play goal from Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne. Ryan Kesler evened it up with his eleventh of the season, also on the power play, assisted by Alexander Edler and Christian Ehrhoff. Eleven seconds later, the Canucks had the lead, with Jeff Tambellini's fifth of the year from Mason Raymond and Dan Hamhuis. Joffery Lupul evened it up again with his first of the year for Anaheim, from Todd Marchant and Lubomir Visnovsky. Teemu Selanne gave the Ducks the lead late in the second period with a power play goal, his tenth tally of the season, from Corey Perry. Cam Fowler made it 4-2 for the Ducks in the third period, with his third of the year being assisted by Marchant and Paul Mara. Vancouver started to rally back with Daniel Sedin's 15th of the season, a power play goal from Ehrhoff and Kesler. Kesler then notched the tying goal with twenty-two seconds left in regulation, his second of the night and 12th of the season, with assists going to Manny Malhotra and Henrik Sedin. The 4-4 tie lasted until the shootout, where Tambellini netted the only goal, and the Canucks won 5-4. Kesler was the first star with two goals and an assist, followed by Teemu Selanne, who had a goal and an assist in a losing effort. Tambellini was the third star, with his goal in regulation and shootout winner. There were two fights, with the first period dance between Luca Sbisa of the Ducks and Alexandre Bolduc of the Canucks. The follow up in the second period featured Aaron Voros and Kevin Bieksa.
That's all there was for Wednesday's hockey action. Following this post at the end of the game will be the Thursday Night Football post, and tomorrow, there should be an earlier recap of tonight's eight games of puck.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
NHL recap for Tuesday
There were five more games played on Tuesday. Of news to reach the presses most recently were of Bill Guerin retiring after 18 seasons, and also Jere Lehtinen calling it quits after 14 seasons. Congratulations to both of them on wonderful careers. As for the games played on Tuesday, it all started it Quebec, with...
The Montreal Canadiens hosting divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators. Montreal was backstopped by Carey Price, while Pascal Leclaire started for Ottawa. Michael Cammalleri got the scoring started for the Habs with his ninth of the year, an unassisted power play goal. Ottawa answered late with Nick Foligno's second of the year, a power play goal coming from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson. The Canadiens broke the tie in the third period with Jeff Halpern's sixth of the season, from Maxim Lapierre. Brian Gionta made it 3-1 with his ninth of year, an unassisted goal, which was later followed by Roman Hamrlik's third of the year, from Gionta and Lars Eller. Montreal went on to win 4-1. Pascal Leclaire was replaced by Brian Elliot after the Gionta goal. Cammalleri was the first star, with a goal, followed by second star Gionta, who had a goal and an assist, and lastly, third star Halpern, who had a goal.
Moving right along to south Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Tomas Vokoun started for the Panthers, while Craig Anderson faced the man he used to back up. Bill Thomas scored his first of the season to put the Panthers up early, with the assists credited to Darcy Hordichuk and Bryan McCabe. John-Michael Liles tied it in the second period, with his fifth of the year being assisted by Paul Stastny and David Jones. Ryan O'Reilly gave the Avalanche the lead with his second of the season, thanks to Daniel Winnik and Liles. Stephen Weiss re-tied it for Florida just over a minute later, with his sixth of the year coming from Steven Reinprecht and Michael Frolik. Matt Duchene restored the Avalanche lead in the third period with his ninth of the season, from Kyle Quincey. David Booth's seventh of the year for the Panthers tied it up at 3, with the assist going to Evgeny Dadonov. The tie would last until Weiss won it in overtime with his second of the night, and seventh of the year, assisted on by Booth. Weiss was the first star for his two goals, followed by Booth, who had one goal and one assist, and Matt Duchene earned the third star, for a goal in the losing Colorado effort.
Moving along to Boston, where the Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres, in what was expected to be quite the brawl. Tim Thomas started for the Bruins, while Ryan Miller guarded the Sabres cage. Milan Lucic's 13th of the season allowed Boston to draw first blood, with the assists coming from David Krejci and Nathan Horton. Luke Adam tied it in the second period, with his first of the year coming from Jason Pominville and Mark Mancari. Thomas Vanek gave Buffalo the lead with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tyler Myers and Jordan Leopold. Nathan Horton tied it for the Bruins with his tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The tie at 2 persisted until overtime, where Mark Recchi's sixth of the year won it, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci on the power play. Recchi, Lucic, and Vanek were the three stars, in that order, with a goal each, Recchi's being a winner and Vanek's being in a losing Buffalo effort. Johnny Boychuk and Steve Montador also shared a first period fight, the source of the only penalized brawl.
Up to Calgary, where the Flames hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning in a pre-lockout Stanley Cup rematch. Miikka Kiprusoff was in net for the Flames, while Dan Ellis got the nod for the Lightning. Cory Sarich opened the scoring, putting the Flames on the board first, with his first of the year, from Adam Pardy and Brendan Morrison. Tom Kostopoulos extended the lead to 2-0 with his second of the season, thanks to Rene Bourque and Mark Giordano. Bourque tallied his own goal, 12th of the year, in the second period, assisted by Curtis Glencross and Mikael Backlund. Tampa Bay woke up with Johan Harju's first of the season, from Pavel Kubina and Randy Jones, and cut the lead down to one with Ryan Malone's eighth of the year late in the second period. Malone got help from Nate Thompson and Victor Hedman. Calgary was able to silence the Lightning with Jarome Iginla's 12th of the season, a power play goal from Jay Bouwmeester and Rene Bourque. The lead held up through the rest of the third period, giving the Flames a 4-2 win. Bourque was the first star with a goal and two assists, while Cory Sarich was the second star with a goal. Ryan Malone's goal in the losing Tampa Bay effort was the third star.
Ending the travels for the night in Alberta, where the Flames' rival from Edmonton, the Oilers, hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller started for the visiting Ducks, while Nikolai Khabibulin was in the Edmonton paint. After a scoreless first period, Saku Koivu netted his tenth of the season to put Anaheim up 1-0, courtesy of Teemu Selanne and Cam Fowler. Selanne added his own goal, his ninth of the season, in the third period, with helpers being credited to Andy Sutton (the expert) and Koivu. Ryan Jones cut the lead to 2-1 with his seventh of the year, coming from Magnus Paajarvi and Tom Gilbert. Edmonton tied it on the power play with Dustin Penner's ninth of the season, assisted on by Kurtis Foster and Tom Gilbert. The 2-2 tie held up until a shootout, where Joffery Lupul scored for the Ducks, and was answered by Taylor Hall. After many rounds of ineptitude on both teams' parts, Cam Fowler wrapped it up in the tenth round. The first star was Dustin Penner, who had a goal in the losing effort, followed by Saku Koivu, with a goal and an assist, and the third star was given to Ryan Jones who had the other Edmonton goal in the loss.
That's all for Tuesday. Wednesday features another five game slate, which from the looks of it right now, is much higher scoring. The Wednesday post will come out tomorrow, with a Thursday Night Football post coming at the conclusion of the TNF game.
The Montreal Canadiens hosting divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators. Montreal was backstopped by Carey Price, while Pascal Leclaire started for Ottawa. Michael Cammalleri got the scoring started for the Habs with his ninth of the year, an unassisted power play goal. Ottawa answered late with Nick Foligno's second of the year, a power play goal coming from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson. The Canadiens broke the tie in the third period with Jeff Halpern's sixth of the season, from Maxim Lapierre. Brian Gionta made it 3-1 with his ninth of year, an unassisted goal, which was later followed by Roman Hamrlik's third of the year, from Gionta and Lars Eller. Montreal went on to win 4-1. Pascal Leclaire was replaced by Brian Elliot after the Gionta goal. Cammalleri was the first star, with a goal, followed by second star Gionta, who had a goal and an assist, and lastly, third star Halpern, who had a goal.
Moving right along to south Florida, where the Panthers hosted the Colorado Avalanche. Tomas Vokoun started for the Panthers, while Craig Anderson faced the man he used to back up. Bill Thomas scored his first of the season to put the Panthers up early, with the assists credited to Darcy Hordichuk and Bryan McCabe. John-Michael Liles tied it in the second period, with his fifth of the year being assisted by Paul Stastny and David Jones. Ryan O'Reilly gave the Avalanche the lead with his second of the season, thanks to Daniel Winnik and Liles. Stephen Weiss re-tied it for Florida just over a minute later, with his sixth of the year coming from Steven Reinprecht and Michael Frolik. Matt Duchene restored the Avalanche lead in the third period with his ninth of the season, from Kyle Quincey. David Booth's seventh of the year for the Panthers tied it up at 3, with the assist going to Evgeny Dadonov. The tie would last until Weiss won it in overtime with his second of the night, and seventh of the year, assisted on by Booth. Weiss was the first star for his two goals, followed by Booth, who had one goal and one assist, and Matt Duchene earned the third star, for a goal in the losing Colorado effort.
Moving along to Boston, where the Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres, in what was expected to be quite the brawl. Tim Thomas started for the Bruins, while Ryan Miller guarded the Sabres cage. Milan Lucic's 13th of the season allowed Boston to draw first blood, with the assists coming from David Krejci and Nathan Horton. Luke Adam tied it in the second period, with his first of the year coming from Jason Pominville and Mark Mancari. Thomas Vanek gave Buffalo the lead with his eleventh of the season, assisted by Tyler Myers and Jordan Leopold. Nathan Horton tied it for the Bruins with his tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The tie at 2 persisted until overtime, where Mark Recchi's sixth of the year won it, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci on the power play. Recchi, Lucic, and Vanek were the three stars, in that order, with a goal each, Recchi's being a winner and Vanek's being in a losing Buffalo effort. Johnny Boychuk and Steve Montador also shared a first period fight, the source of the only penalized brawl.
Up to Calgary, where the Flames hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning in a pre-lockout Stanley Cup rematch. Miikka Kiprusoff was in net for the Flames, while Dan Ellis got the nod for the Lightning. Cory Sarich opened the scoring, putting the Flames on the board first, with his first of the year, from Adam Pardy and Brendan Morrison. Tom Kostopoulos extended the lead to 2-0 with his second of the season, thanks to Rene Bourque and Mark Giordano. Bourque tallied his own goal, 12th of the year, in the second period, assisted by Curtis Glencross and Mikael Backlund. Tampa Bay woke up with Johan Harju's first of the season, from Pavel Kubina and Randy Jones, and cut the lead down to one with Ryan Malone's eighth of the year late in the second period. Malone got help from Nate Thompson and Victor Hedman. Calgary was able to silence the Lightning with Jarome Iginla's 12th of the season, a power play goal from Jay Bouwmeester and Rene Bourque. The lead held up through the rest of the third period, giving the Flames a 4-2 win. Bourque was the first star with a goal and two assists, while Cory Sarich was the second star with a goal. Ryan Malone's goal in the losing Tampa Bay effort was the third star.
Ending the travels for the night in Alberta, where the Flames' rival from Edmonton, the Oilers, hosted the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller started for the visiting Ducks, while Nikolai Khabibulin was in the Edmonton paint. After a scoreless first period, Saku Koivu netted his tenth of the season to put Anaheim up 1-0, courtesy of Teemu Selanne and Cam Fowler. Selanne added his own goal, his ninth of the season, in the third period, with helpers being credited to Andy Sutton (the expert) and Koivu. Ryan Jones cut the lead to 2-1 with his seventh of the year, coming from Magnus Paajarvi and Tom Gilbert. Edmonton tied it on the power play with Dustin Penner's ninth of the season, assisted on by Kurtis Foster and Tom Gilbert. The 2-2 tie held up until a shootout, where Joffery Lupul scored for the Ducks, and was answered by Taylor Hall. After many rounds of ineptitude on both teams' parts, Cam Fowler wrapped it up in the tenth round. The first star was Dustin Penner, who had a goal in the losing effort, followed by Saku Koivu, with a goal and an assist, and the third star was given to Ryan Jones who had the other Edmonton goal in the loss.
That's all for Tuesday. Wednesday features another five game slate, which from the looks of it right now, is much higher scoring. The Wednesday post will come out tomorrow, with a Thursday Night Football post coming at the conclusion of the TNF game.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Fantasy Football All-Stars, week 13
It was brought to my attention that All-Stars in terms of the actual game aren't always the same as the person putting up the most points, as situational aspects can interfere. So, to be clear, this regards Fantasy Football only, and will be strictly points based. With that said, here's your players for the week, two at every position this time to represent more performances.
Quarterbacks: Michael Vick and Tom Brady
Running Backs: Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch
Wide Receivers: Reggie Wayne and Greg Jennings
Tight Ends: Vernon Davis and Benjamin Watson
Kickers: Josh Brown and David Buehler
There's your all-stars for this week. Another of these posts will be out at the same time next week, and my next post should be tomorrow covering Tuesday's NHL games.
Quarterbacks: Michael Vick and Tom Brady
Running Backs: Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch
Wide Receivers: Reggie Wayne and Greg Jennings
Tight Ends: Vernon Davis and Benjamin Watson
Kickers: Josh Brown and David Buehler
There's your all-stars for this week. Another of these posts will be out at the same time next week, and my next post should be tomorrow covering Tuesday's NHL games.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Monday Night Football, week 13
This game takes place at Gilette Stadium, where the New England Patriots hosted the New York Jets. The Patriots came out kicking (so to speak) with Shayne Graham opening the scoring with a 41 yard field goal. BenJarvus Green-Ellis dented the goal line for the Patriots, with a 1 yard touchdown rush and Graham added an extra point. Going airborne for the second touchdown, Tom Brady found Deion Branch for 25 yards, and Graham added another extra point. Nick Folk put the Jets on the board with a 39 yard field goal, to make it 17-3 Patriots. Brady passed to Brandon Tate for 4 yards and a touchdown, and after the Graham extra point, it was 24-3, which lasted until halftime. Brady found another target for a touchdown, going 18 yards to Wes Welker, and Graham was true in service with another extra point. Not wanting to be accused of being bland, Brady threw his fourth touchdown pass of the night 1 yard to Aaron Hernandez, and Graham added yet another extra point to make it 38-3. Green-Ellis topped it all off with a 5 yard run, and Graham's extra point made it 45-3, which proved to be the final.
As mentioned in the earlier post, Fantasy Football All-Stars will be tomorrow. That's all we have for tonight, and thank you all once again for reading.
As mentioned in the earlier post, Fantasy Football All-Stars will be tomorrow. That's all we have for tonight, and thank you all once again for reading.
NHL recap - Monday (same day!)
Thanks to the five games all being scheduled at 4 or 4:30 PM Pacific time, this post is made possible to be a same day post. We start off in Georgia with...
The Atlanta Thrashers hosting the Nashville Predators. Ondrej Pavelec was in the paint for the Thrashers, while Anders Lindback filled in for the injured Pekka Rinne in the Nashville crease. Colin Wilson's fifth of the year got the Preds out to a 1-0 lead early, with assists by Sergei Kostitsyn and Kevin Klein. Nashville's lead was extended with the eighth of the year for Steve Sullivan, who got assisted by Wilson and Cal O'Reilly. Atlanta finally answered in the second period with Jim Slater's fourth of the year, off of Tobias Enstrom. Andrew Ladd tied the game at two with his tenth of the season for Atlanta, and he was assisted by Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan Little on the power play. Overtime was needed, and it was there where Zach Bogosian won it, with his second of the year coming from Ben Eager and Alex Burmistrov. Bogosian earned the first star with his game winning goal, followed up by Slater, who had a goal. Colin Wilson of the Predators was the third star with a goal and an assist.
Moving right along, to Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michal Neuvirth was in between the pipes for Washington, while Jonas Gustavsson got the nod for Toronto. The Capitals opened up with Mathieu Perreault's first of the year, courtesy of Tom Poti and Alexander Semin. Clarke MacArthur evened it up with his eighth of the season, a power play goal from Nikolai Kulemin. Mike Knuble restored the lead for Washington with his fifth of the season, also a power play goal, with assists by Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Poti. Perreault scored his second of the year and night in the second period, with the lone assist going to Brooks Laich. Alex Ovechkin made it 4-1 for the Capitals with his 12th of the year, getting assistance by Poti and Backstrom. Toronto kicked it back into gear in the third period, with Mikhail Grabovski's sixth of the season, assisted by Tomas Kaberle and Nikolai Kulemin. They shaved the lead down to one with Tim Brent's third of the year, with helpers going to Kaberle and Nazem Kadri. MacArthur then tied it up 59 seconds later with his second of the night and ninth of the year, from Grabovski and Phil Kessel. After a scoreless overtime, Grabovski netted the only goal in the shootout to complete the Maple Leafs come from behind victory, 5-4. MacArthur earned the first star for his two goals, followed by Perreault, who had two goals as well, and lastly, Grabovski, who had a goal and an assist, plus the winner in the shootout. One fight was fought, with D.J. King (the next big video game title) fighting against Colton Orr.
To the other hub of NHL spotlight, Pittsburgh, where the Penguins hosted rivals in the New Jersey Devils. The Devils started Johan Hedberg once again, while the Penguins rolled with Marc-Andre Fleury. Brian Rolston drew first blood for New Jersey, with his second of the year in the first period, assisted by Jason Arnott and Mattias Tedenby on the power play. Chris Kunitz would have none of that, tying the game with his eighth of the season, thanks to assists by Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis. Crosby added his 24th of the year in the second period, thanks to Alex Goligoski and Kunitz. After only a fight in the third period between Deryk Engelland of the Penguins and David Clarkson of the Devils, Pittsburgh rolled to a 2-1 victory. Crosby was the first star with his goal and assist, followed by Kunitz who had the same, and Johan Hedberg, the losing goalie, who went 32 for 34 in saves.
Going along to Columbus, where the Dallas Stars paid a visit to the Blue Jackets. Columbus rolled with Mathieu Garon, while the Stars deployed Kari Lethonen to handle the shots. Kris Russell got the Blue Jackets on the board first with his second goal of the year, assisted on by Jakub Voracek and Rick Nash. Brad Richards tied it for the Stars in the second period with his 12th of the season, thanks to James Neal and Aaron Gagnon. Steve Ott gave Dallas a 2-1 lead with his seventh of the year, assisted by Trevor Daley and Brandon Segal. Rick Nash tied it late in the third period with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Anton Stralman and Derick Brassard. After an uneventful overtime, Nash potted a shootout goal, which was answered by Richards, before Kyle Wilson scored what would be the last goal. The Blue Jackets took the game 3-2 in the shootout. Nash was the first star with a goal and an assist, followed by the shootout hero Wilson, and lastly, losing goalie Kari Lehtonen, who was 27 for 29 in saves.
Finally, to the Joe Louis Arena in Hockeytown, where the Detroit Red Wings hosted the traveling San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi got the start for the Sharks, while the Red Wings rolled with Jimmy Howard. Detroit struck first with a power play goal by Tomas Holmstrom, his eighth tally of the season, assisted by Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski. Joe Thornton tied it with his seventh of the year, a shorthanded goal from Dany Heatley. Johan Franzen restored the lead at 2-1, with his 12th of the season, a power play goal assisted by Holmstrom and Rafalski. Niclas Wallin helped San Jose re-tie the game with his second of the year, assisted by Justin Braun and Jamal Mayers. Logan Couture gave San Jose a 3-2 lead with his eleventh of the season, with the helper going to Ryan Clowe. Dany Heatley added a late second period goal, his 13th of the year, from Douglas Murray. Couture added another goal in the third period, to make it 5-2, his second goal of the night and 12th of the season, with assists by Clowe and Derek Joslin. This proved to be all for the game, and the Sharks cruised to a 5-2 victory over Detroit. Couture was the first star with his two goals, followed by Heatley, who had a goal and an assist, and Thornton, who had one goal.
There's another five games, albeit more spread out throughout the viewing time, tomorrow, and since this post is going out tonight, there will be NO POSTS about hockey tomorrow. There will be a Fantasy Football All-Stars post for week 13, and tonight will have a post about the Monday Night Football game following this post rather quickly.
The Atlanta Thrashers hosting the Nashville Predators. Ondrej Pavelec was in the paint for the Thrashers, while Anders Lindback filled in for the injured Pekka Rinne in the Nashville crease. Colin Wilson's fifth of the year got the Preds out to a 1-0 lead early, with assists by Sergei Kostitsyn and Kevin Klein. Nashville's lead was extended with the eighth of the year for Steve Sullivan, who got assisted by Wilson and Cal O'Reilly. Atlanta finally answered in the second period with Jim Slater's fourth of the year, off of Tobias Enstrom. Andrew Ladd tied the game at two with his tenth of the season for Atlanta, and he was assisted by Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan Little on the power play. Overtime was needed, and it was there where Zach Bogosian won it, with his second of the year coming from Ben Eager and Alex Burmistrov. Bogosian earned the first star with his game winning goal, followed up by Slater, who had a goal. Colin Wilson of the Predators was the third star with a goal and an assist.
Moving right along, to Washington, D.C., where the Capitals hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michal Neuvirth was in between the pipes for Washington, while Jonas Gustavsson got the nod for Toronto. The Capitals opened up with Mathieu Perreault's first of the year, courtesy of Tom Poti and Alexander Semin. Clarke MacArthur evened it up with his eighth of the season, a power play goal from Nikolai Kulemin. Mike Knuble restored the lead for Washington with his fifth of the season, also a power play goal, with assists by Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Poti. Perreault scored his second of the year and night in the second period, with the lone assist going to Brooks Laich. Alex Ovechkin made it 4-1 for the Capitals with his 12th of the year, getting assistance by Poti and Backstrom. Toronto kicked it back into gear in the third period, with Mikhail Grabovski's sixth of the season, assisted by Tomas Kaberle and Nikolai Kulemin. They shaved the lead down to one with Tim Brent's third of the year, with helpers going to Kaberle and Nazem Kadri. MacArthur then tied it up 59 seconds later with his second of the night and ninth of the year, from Grabovski and Phil Kessel. After a scoreless overtime, Grabovski netted the only goal in the shootout to complete the Maple Leafs come from behind victory, 5-4. MacArthur earned the first star for his two goals, followed by Perreault, who had two goals as well, and lastly, Grabovski, who had a goal and an assist, plus the winner in the shootout. One fight was fought, with D.J. King (the next big video game title) fighting against Colton Orr.
To the other hub of NHL spotlight, Pittsburgh, where the Penguins hosted rivals in the New Jersey Devils. The Devils started Johan Hedberg once again, while the Penguins rolled with Marc-Andre Fleury. Brian Rolston drew first blood for New Jersey, with his second of the year in the first period, assisted by Jason Arnott and Mattias Tedenby on the power play. Chris Kunitz would have none of that, tying the game with his eighth of the season, thanks to assists by Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis. Crosby added his 24th of the year in the second period, thanks to Alex Goligoski and Kunitz. After only a fight in the third period between Deryk Engelland of the Penguins and David Clarkson of the Devils, Pittsburgh rolled to a 2-1 victory. Crosby was the first star with his goal and assist, followed by Kunitz who had the same, and Johan Hedberg, the losing goalie, who went 32 for 34 in saves.
Going along to Columbus, where the Dallas Stars paid a visit to the Blue Jackets. Columbus rolled with Mathieu Garon, while the Stars deployed Kari Lethonen to handle the shots. Kris Russell got the Blue Jackets on the board first with his second goal of the year, assisted on by Jakub Voracek and Rick Nash. Brad Richards tied it for the Stars in the second period with his 12th of the season, thanks to James Neal and Aaron Gagnon. Steve Ott gave Dallas a 2-1 lead with his seventh of the year, assisted by Trevor Daley and Brandon Segal. Rick Nash tied it late in the third period with his 14th of the season, a power play goal from Anton Stralman and Derick Brassard. After an uneventful overtime, Nash potted a shootout goal, which was answered by Richards, before Kyle Wilson scored what would be the last goal. The Blue Jackets took the game 3-2 in the shootout. Nash was the first star with a goal and an assist, followed by the shootout hero Wilson, and lastly, losing goalie Kari Lehtonen, who was 27 for 29 in saves.
Finally, to the Joe Louis Arena in Hockeytown, where the Detroit Red Wings hosted the traveling San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi got the start for the Sharks, while the Red Wings rolled with Jimmy Howard. Detroit struck first with a power play goal by Tomas Holmstrom, his eighth tally of the season, assisted by Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski. Joe Thornton tied it with his seventh of the year, a shorthanded goal from Dany Heatley. Johan Franzen restored the lead at 2-1, with his 12th of the season, a power play goal assisted by Holmstrom and Rafalski. Niclas Wallin helped San Jose re-tie the game with his second of the year, assisted by Justin Braun and Jamal Mayers. Logan Couture gave San Jose a 3-2 lead with his eleventh of the season, with the helper going to Ryan Clowe. Dany Heatley added a late second period goal, his 13th of the year, from Douglas Murray. Couture added another goal in the third period, to make it 5-2, his second goal of the night and 12th of the season, with assists by Clowe and Derek Joslin. This proved to be all for the game, and the Sharks cruised to a 5-2 victory over Detroit. Couture was the first star with his two goals, followed by Heatley, who had a goal and an assist, and Thornton, who had one goal.
There's another five games, albeit more spread out throughout the viewing time, tomorrow, and since this post is going out tonight, there will be NO POSTS about hockey tomorrow. There will be a Fantasy Football All-Stars post for week 13, and tonight will have a post about the Monday Night Football game following this post rather quickly.
NHL recap for Sunday December 5th
There were five games on this past Sunday, which is a lot for a Sunday. On an unrelated note, in Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter stayed with the Yankees, while Jayson Werth (and his beard) signed with the Washington Nationals, and Adrian Gonzalez will be at first base for the Boston Red Sox. Back to the rink, specifically the one at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Colosseum...
With the New York Islanders hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Dwayne Roloson got the start for New York, while Sergei Bobrovsky was in between the pipes for Philadelphia. Matt Carle started the scoring for the Flyers with his first of the year, assisted by Andrej Meszaros and Mike Richards. After both teams took the second period off, the Islanders tied it through Jon Sim's first of the year, from P.A. Parenteau and Rob Schremp. They took the lead on Frans Nielsen's third of the year, just 36 seconds later. Mark Eaton picked up the lone assist. Andreas Nodl re-tied the game with his seventh of the year, a power play goal with assistance by Meszaros and Claude Giroux. Danny Briere gave the Flyers the lead, with his 14th of the year, assisted by Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell. Philadelphia held on to win 3-2, and Briere was the first star for his goal. Sergei Bobrovsky's 28 for 30 save performance was the second star, while Frans Nielsen's goal in a losing effort was the third star.
Going across town to the Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Pascal Leclaire started for the visiting Senators, while Henrik Lundqvist was in the crease for the Rangers. Chris Kelly started the scoring in the second period after a scoreless first with his fourth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Brandon Prust scored his third of the year in response for the Rangers, also a shorthanded goal, with assists going to Brian Boyle and Dan Girardi. Chris Kelly gave the Senators the lead back with his second of the night, fifth of the season, assisted by Jarkko Ruutu and Filip Kuba. He finished the hat trick in the last second of the game, good for his sixth of the year as an unassisted empty netter, giving Ottawa a 3-1 win over New York. Pascal Leclaire earned the first star with 25 of 26 saves, followed by Chris Kelly's hat trick, and the third star was given to losing goalie Henrik Lundqvist for 22 saves on 24 shots.
Moving along to Chicago, with the Blackhawks playing host to the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff started for the Flames, with Corey Crawford being at the other end of the ice in the Blackhawk net. To save virtual paper, I will take this time to mention every first period goal was a power play goal. Bryan Bickell opened the scoring with his fifth of the year, via Brian Campbell. Dave Bolland extended Chicago's lead with his second of the season, assisted by Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. Jarome Iginla got the Flames onto the board with his eleventh of the season, thanks to Rene Bourque and Jay Bouwmeester. Anton Babchuk tied it up with his fourth of the season, with assists by Mark Giordano and Brendan Morrison. Toews regained the lead for the Blackhawks with his 12th of the year, courtesy of Tomas Kopecky and Brent Seabrook. After going two periods' worth of scoreless play, Dave Bolland added on his third of the season and second of the night to put it out of reach. It was an empty net goal from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Chicago won 4-2. First star was Toews, who had a goal and an assist, followed by Iginla, who had a goal in the losing effort, and lastly for third star, Bolland, who had two goals. Steve Staios of the Flames and Jake Dowell of the Blackhawks also featured in a second period fight.
Moving to Disneyland, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted division rivals from Phoenix, the Coyotes. The Coyotes used Ilya Bryzgalov to block pucks, while Jonas Hiller tended the Ducks twine. Taylor Pyatt opened the scoring in the first period for Phoenix, with his fourth of the year coming from Sami Lepisto and Dave Schlemko. Shane Doan tallied on another goal for Phoenix late in the second period, his second mark of the season, coming on the power play and from Keith Yandle and Ray Whitney. Lee Stempniak finished it off with an empty net goal, his eighth goal of the season, from Vernon Fiddler (on the roof). Ilya Bryzgalov got the first star for his 3-0 shutout with 26 saves. Toni Lydman of the Ducks was the second star for reasons unknown, followed by third star Shane Doan, who had a goal. The early first period fight featured two of the best, in Anaheim's Mustached Muchacho George Parros and Twitter legend Paul Bissonnette.
Finally, in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the Canucks took on visitors from St. Louis, the Blues. Jaroslav Halak started for the Blues, while Roberto Luongo, the poet, was given the nod for Vancouver. Alex Steen drew first blood for the Blues, with his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt D'Agostini and Patrik Berglund. Jannik Hansen answered for the Canucks, with his second of the year from Jeff Tambellini and Keith Ballard. D'Agostini added his own goal in the second period, to give the Blues a 2-1 lead, with assists by Eric Brewer and Alex Steen. Vancouver answered again with Kevin Bieksa's second of the year, assisted by Daniel Sedin. Alex Steen gave the Blues the lead one more time with his seventh of the year and second of the night in the third period. This goal was unassisted and also the deciding factor in the game, where St. Louis won 3-2. Steen was the first star with two goals and one assist, followed by Jannik Hansen's goal in the losing effort, and finished up by D'Agostini's goal and assist. There was one early fight in the first period, between Carlo Colaiacovo and Keith Ballard.
That's all for Sunday. I'm hoping to get Monday's recaps out, but I'm fairly swamped tonight, so we'll see. Also, Monday Night Football's post will be out either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how much time I get.
With the New York Islanders hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Dwayne Roloson got the start for New York, while Sergei Bobrovsky was in between the pipes for Philadelphia. Matt Carle started the scoring for the Flyers with his first of the year, assisted by Andrej Meszaros and Mike Richards. After both teams took the second period off, the Islanders tied it through Jon Sim's first of the year, from P.A. Parenteau and Rob Schremp. They took the lead on Frans Nielsen's third of the year, just 36 seconds later. Mark Eaton picked up the lone assist. Andreas Nodl re-tied the game with his seventh of the year, a power play goal with assistance by Meszaros and Claude Giroux. Danny Briere gave the Flyers the lead, with his 14th of the year, assisted by Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell. Philadelphia held on to win 3-2, and Briere was the first star for his goal. Sergei Bobrovsky's 28 for 30 save performance was the second star, while Frans Nielsen's goal in a losing effort was the third star.
Going across town to the Madison Square Garden, where the New York Rangers hosted the Ottawa Senators. Pascal Leclaire started for the visiting Senators, while Henrik Lundqvist was in the crease for the Rangers. Chris Kelly started the scoring in the second period after a scoreless first with his fourth of the year, a shorthanded and unassisted goal. Brandon Prust scored his third of the year in response for the Rangers, also a shorthanded goal, with assists going to Brian Boyle and Dan Girardi. Chris Kelly gave the Senators the lead back with his second of the night, fifth of the season, assisted by Jarkko Ruutu and Filip Kuba. He finished the hat trick in the last second of the game, good for his sixth of the year as an unassisted empty netter, giving Ottawa a 3-1 win over New York. Pascal Leclaire earned the first star with 25 of 26 saves, followed by Chris Kelly's hat trick, and the third star was given to losing goalie Henrik Lundqvist for 22 saves on 24 shots.
Moving along to Chicago, with the Blackhawks playing host to the Calgary Flames. Miikka Kiprusoff started for the Flames, with Corey Crawford being at the other end of the ice in the Blackhawk net. To save virtual paper, I will take this time to mention every first period goal was a power play goal. Bryan Bickell opened the scoring with his fifth of the year, via Brian Campbell. Dave Bolland extended Chicago's lead with his second of the season, assisted by Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. Jarome Iginla got the Flames onto the board with his eleventh of the season, thanks to Rene Bourque and Jay Bouwmeester. Anton Babchuk tied it up with his fourth of the season, with assists by Mark Giordano and Brendan Morrison. Toews regained the lead for the Blackhawks with his 12th of the year, courtesy of Tomas Kopecky and Brent Seabrook. After going two periods' worth of scoreless play, Dave Bolland added on his third of the season and second of the night to put it out of reach. It was an empty net goal from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Chicago won 4-2. First star was Toews, who had a goal and an assist, followed by Iginla, who had a goal in the losing effort, and lastly for third star, Bolland, who had two goals. Steve Staios of the Flames and Jake Dowell of the Blackhawks also featured in a second period fight.
Moving to Disneyland, where the Anaheim Ducks hosted division rivals from Phoenix, the Coyotes. The Coyotes used Ilya Bryzgalov to block pucks, while Jonas Hiller tended the Ducks twine. Taylor Pyatt opened the scoring in the first period for Phoenix, with his fourth of the year coming from Sami Lepisto and Dave Schlemko. Shane Doan tallied on another goal for Phoenix late in the second period, his second mark of the season, coming on the power play and from Keith Yandle and Ray Whitney. Lee Stempniak finished it off with an empty net goal, his eighth goal of the season, from Vernon Fiddler (on the roof). Ilya Bryzgalov got the first star for his 3-0 shutout with 26 saves. Toni Lydman of the Ducks was the second star for reasons unknown, followed by third star Shane Doan, who had a goal. The early first period fight featured two of the best, in Anaheim's Mustached Muchacho George Parros and Twitter legend Paul Bissonnette.
Finally, in Vancouver, British Columbia, where the Canucks took on visitors from St. Louis, the Blues. Jaroslav Halak started for the Blues, while Roberto Luongo, the poet, was given the nod for Vancouver. Alex Steen drew first blood for the Blues, with his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt D'Agostini and Patrik Berglund. Jannik Hansen answered for the Canucks, with his second of the year from Jeff Tambellini and Keith Ballard. D'Agostini added his own goal in the second period, to give the Blues a 2-1 lead, with assists by Eric Brewer and Alex Steen. Vancouver answered again with Kevin Bieksa's second of the year, assisted by Daniel Sedin. Alex Steen gave the Blues the lead one more time with his seventh of the year and second of the night in the third period. This goal was unassisted and also the deciding factor in the game, where St. Louis won 3-2. Steen was the first star with two goals and one assist, followed by Jannik Hansen's goal in the losing effort, and finished up by D'Agostini's goal and assist. There was one early fight in the first period, between Carlo Colaiacovo and Keith Ballard.
That's all for Sunday. I'm hoping to get Monday's recaps out, but I'm fairly swamped tonight, so we'll see. Also, Monday Night Football's post will be out either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how much time I get.
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